One of my first leadership experiences was 17 years ago, when I was an assistant leader on a missions trip to Guatemala. I had been there the year before during my study abroad program in Central America. During the study program, we spent our last 2 weeks in...
Guatemala, Part 3: Wheelbarrows & Motherhood
I stood looking down into the hole, watching several people attempt to swing hoes and pick-axes without hitting one another, while I waited with a rickety wheelbarrow. A pile of reddish-brown clay landed into the wheelbarrow, and I was ready for another trip down the...
Guatemala Trip, Part 2: Anything and Everything
If you missed Part 1, here it is. I'll pick up where I left off, which was Saturday night. We spent Saturday night at Pastor David's home. He lives right in Guatemala City, and we had a few rooms with bunks that we were split up into. Sunday morning we were up and out...